Sunday, October 26, 2014

i rode leisurely along the perimeter of alameda island today—about 15 miles. perfect weather for it—warm with a breeze. i lazed around on my favorite bench on the east end of the island. then biked along the sandy bay path, to the naval base, down spirits alley. along the estuary, i read a plaque about the old shipyard, the largest on the pacific coast when it opened. at one point, i think it said 8,000 people were employed by the shipyard. and then when it reopened around WWII, 4 or 5,000 people worked there. also rode over the rails that were part of the original transcontinental railroad, whose end stop briefly was alameda. history!

Saturday, October 18, 2014

i like this stanza in particular of the song guldlock by eva dahlgren (though the whole song is one of my favorites of hers):kom vildvind med rosenkinden kort stund var bara minså lovar jag innan du beratt ge dig frid

doesn't sound as good in english:

come wild wind with rosy cheeka short time was only minethen i promisebefore you askto give you peace

Sunday, October 05, 2014

i like all colors, but maroon is one of my least favorites. but the amaranth flowers in our back yard are so pretty, especially in the evening sun. check out this one purpley-maroon one. i'm seeing maroon anew.